Senior Golden Sneakers.....April...We are all young at hear

:flowerforyou: Sandy, thank you for the Passover greetings......you continue to be so thoughtful........we celebrate at home.....this is the one time a year we eat red meat and we bought a beautiful boneless Australian leg of lamb, roasted it with a lot of garlic and enjoyed it for three meals with salad and steamed veggies........on Friday I made matzo ball soup using the broth that I'd frozen from the turkey soup I made when I roasted the turkey last month. Yesterday we went for date night at the Thai restaurant that Jake likes. I had chicken curry :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, congratulations on losing another pound.......do you have a good answer for the people who are telling you that you're getting too thin.......I admire your relentless workout routine. I don't think I'll achieve such a level but you inspire me to continue adding to my fitness routine. Enjoy your family filled Easter

:flowerforyou: Barb, I'm tired just listening to all your plans.......I'm glad to hear that you are letting Costco and other people do some of the cooking for your festive event. Our weather hasn't been as bad as yours but I've stayed away from the dog park a few days because it didn't stop raining long enough and yesterday after no rain all day, I took the dogs and it started sprinkling as soon as we got there and 30 minutes later as we were driving home it started to rain for real.......there was a big group doing some sort of Easter goodie celebration with a ton of kids and they were all crowded under the picnic shelter......today is windy but not raining so the Easter bunny should have a good morning. Your job plan sounds great....after your last job, working with a trusted friend will be a great change for the better. Wow, your exercise machine sounds fabulous.....I'm looking forward to the adventures of "The pooches and the machine" or whatever it turns out to be

:flowerforyou: Gayla, Happy Easter, enjoy your ham dinner :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Marie, Happy Easter, enjoy your Easter dinner from the deli with Jerry and Sammy

We're doing our Isagenix cleanse day today and Jake is finishing his packing for his two and half week trip to California. He expects to be in a lot of different weather so he's packing a lot of different clothes and shoes.

Just a quick note to say hi!! We are going to the Shedd Aquarium today and leaving early. Will check in with you later.

I did go over my calories yesterday by 32, but actually lost weight when I got on the scale this morning.:bigsmile: Must have been that 3 mile walk my husband and I took with Daisy. :laugh:

Have a good Monday!!

Sandy

A quick Hi to you all. We are going in to the city to do a little grocery shopping and have lunch. Neil is really looking forward to an outing! We had a great time with the family last night. After dinner we played a board game which is always good family time. It has been a good week, my son passed his probabtionary period at his work and has a permanent job and his wife passed her thesis defence and will convocate in June.

I better go have a shower so I will be ready to go. I just came online to check a couple of recipes for ingredients before we went shopping. However, I can't stop in without saying hello to my 'peeps'. Have a great day. Gaya

Hi Everyone,

We had quite a storm last night and this morning, but it is supposed to clear up and be in the 70's. :flowerforyou:

Had a good time at the Aquarium, the 4 kids got along well together and had lots of fun.

Today is my card day so this will be short but will be back later. Hope you are all well and continuing on your journey to reach your goal. Don't get discouraged and don't give up, take it one day at a time. :bigsmile:

Sandy

Good Evening all!

Happy Birthday Barb! and many more!

Marie! what wonderful news! I am very happy now! Keep up the good work!

Gayla hang in there! My thoughts are with you.

Got a good workout in today. Washed windows down stairs today got 10 of them done about 10 more down stairs to do yet. I did the screens too! Ran 4 miles and did my core workout too.

This weekend wihen Sam was home the washer went out while I was doing her laundry. What a mess. We went and bought a new set. all ended up well. We Got to spend time with Kyle, Sams boyfriend. I approve! Very nice young man. Poor Guy! LOL

Not alot else right now to report. I am sure there will more!

Be well! God Bless you all!

Jeffrey

Thanks to all for my birthday wishes.

I had a busy day. Lunch with my friend Thomy, and then she came with me for a quick visit to my parents' place. Did some errands and went back to mom and dad's and looked up the takeout options for Olive Garden, which is about 1/4 mile away. We ordered some seafood dishes along with salad and bread sticks. This way, I had my birthday dinner without having to COOK it!! My mom is a smart cookie, it was her idea!! Anyway, no sooner did I order than my cell phone rang and the caller id said "BARBIECAT" so I answer, and "you know who" was on the line singing "Happy Birthday!!" It was a wonderful surprise. I think she must have smelled the Olive Garden Food:noway: Too bad she is too far away to have joined us for dinner!!:laugh:

Anyway, I have to get an early start tomorrow, so good bye for now.

Barb

Happy Belated Birthday Barb!!! Hope you had a wonderful day and all your wishes come true

Beth, Elli, Sandy, Marie and anyone else I didn't mention--Thanks for the birthday greetings.

Just stopped in for a sec. Have to sit here in my chair and get Bradley mellowed out. He went to the vets this morning to have a blood test for liver function. Unfortunately, older dogs can have problems with liver function and we are trying to decide if that is a problem for him. He didn't get any food since last night, then went to have a test in the morning. Then they fed him and took an additional test. He also has a cyst on top of his head, which got infected after he scratched it, so he ended up with a shaved patch on top of his head, and I have medication to put on it.

After I paid his "ransom" we went out to the car and when I opened the passenger door, before I could stop him, he tried to jump in the front seat, which had several empty plastic garbage bags sitting on it, as I had been working at my storage unit. He slid off the seat and landed in a heap next to the car. When he stood up, he was favoring his right front leg, so back in we went. Fortunately, it was only bruised, so no long walks for a few days.

When I picked him up, he started howling, as he does when it is time to go for a walk. The nurse started it by asking him "Do you want to go home?" When you say THAT, you BETTER be ready to go NOW, or you will hear about it--at length!!:laugh: When I commented that they were all probably looking foward to peace and quiet with his departure, she told me it was the FIRST time he had opened his mouth since he had arrived in the morning!!.:noway: :noway: What a character!!

Anyway, as I have been typing this, he has settled in for a nap, and Pepper is on my left, sitting on the arm of my chair and leaning on my left arm. Mai Li is snuffling around looking for any crumb that she might have missed. I am trying not to lose my momentum as I have to get back to the storage unit to take a load to be donated. Since I am no longer tied to a desk, I am trying to take care of projects that have been put off for too long.

BTW, Elli, I took a quick look at that website for your new biz, and I can see one item I might be able to use--the"12 volt bed shaker" (available with one of the alarm clocks)--sounds like just the thing to get one out of bed if a bouncing Shih tzu, a barking Lhasa Apso and a slurpy Yorkie aren't enough to get me up.:laugh: :laugh:

Take care all.

Barb

Good Evening!

Quiet day here and that it a great thing! Good workout again. 25.5 miles on the bike then a good 45 minute run. The knee is so much better now. I can't believe it! I get to start swimming again next week and I can't wait. I am running in my first 5k on the 17th. should be fun. Day's mom has been acting up again and really has Day down, so I am dealing with that. Diane (SIL) is slipping now and loosing strength. She asked to see me and Day so we will be heading down soon. The hospice people have done very well for her.

I am trying to talk Day into another cat, but I am not having any luck! LOL A little black long hair female with blue eyes. I am a sucker for rescue animals.

Talk to you all later!

Jeffrey

Happy Thursday!!
Check out my ticker, one pound to go!!!! I always wait a few days before posting a new weight and although my scale said I reached my goal yesterday it is back up today. I will continue to do what I am doing to shed this last pound and then as Barbie did, will set a new goal after enjoying my first goal for a little while. :laugh: I would love to get down to 125 so that I have room to play since I do go up and down a couple of pounds each week. I don't want to look sick but I would feel great at that weight and even though my old body still has all these wrinkles, I hope to be able to wear a swim suit without feeling too embarrassed. :noway:

Jeffrey, sorry about Day's mother, are her problems physical or emotional? Glad your knee is better, I wish I could get mine to work so I could bowl or play tennis. :ohwell:

Marie, you are missing in action again, where are you? Marie, Marie, ali ali ocean, come out and play with us.

Barbie, it is cool how you do a little of everything to keep exercising, you are one disciplined lady. Hard to believe your little puppies would misbehave, I thought Daisy and Bradley were the brats of the crew. :laugh:

Elli, you are doing terrific on your yoga, keep up the good work. Congratulations on the new adventure, I will check out your website when I am done posting here. :flowerforyou:

Barb, I too know what you mean about the ransom for the pups. If I told you what we spent on our animals you would fall over. Most non animal lovers think we are crazy, but those who love them like we do, understand. Having had two dogs that both had amputations I am sure you could figure it out. I don't think there isn't anything we wouldn't do for our pets.

Meeting today and then tonight dinner with my son and granddaughter. My son leaves for London Saturday morning and will be gone for three weeks. :sad:

Have a good day,

Sandy

P.S. I play gin rummy on Tuesday Barbie.

Thank you Elli, you will be with me soon. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: :drinker:
Sandy, I am so happy to see your ticker down another pound:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: ......I'm sure that next one will be gone for good and you can record it soon. I played gin rummy a few times and it was fun.....no wonder you like your card dates with your friends.

:flowerforyou: The news from the vet about Haifa is good but there's still one more set of test results to come back.....I'm going to be gone a lot this weekend and have my neighbors coming to walk the dogs and feed all the pets and I'm so glad the news from the vet didn't include insulin injections or pills.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, that's great news about your knee and not such great news about Day's mom and your SIL.......I echo the good sentiments about hospice....what a blessing to have their services.

:flowerforyou: Elli, three days of yoga and maybe four......you are on a great roll....I've heard that repeating good behavior over and over makes it easier to do again.

:flowerforyou: I was very cranky last night with my cousin and I had to call her this morning and apologize for my terrible behavior. She thanked me and apologized for all the complaining she had been doing during our call and then we talked awhile about some friendly topics so I guess all is forgiven and we will continue with our weekly phone calls.

:flowerforyou: Jake has been having nice visits with his kids.......last night he bought dinner for son, DIL and grandkids and today he went shopping with his daughter and bought three cute sleepers for his youngest grandson (one set had frogs, fish, and peace signs :laugh: )

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I copied what you said about sustaining a long marriage and e mailed it to a young friend who is trying to figure out the balance in her marriage between togetherness and separateness......she calls me often with "how to be married" questions so I figured that your comments would be perfect for her.

:flowerforyou: there was huge wind overnight and most of the day......when I was walking the dogs at the park, someone told me that I was lucky to have the dogs so I wouldn't blow away.......the temporary fence at the dog park had half blown down and then closed the off leash park to fix the fence.....fortunately we'd been there almost 20 minutes when they told us to leave.

:flowerforyou: phone just rang, gotta go
hugs Barbie

Well, looks like a found a group of like-minded people. I'm a retired Grammy who is an avid walker. I love to get my 10,000 plus steps in daily by either walking or rocking out dancing to video concerts. My Itouch is my favorite thing. Isn't it wonderful that we live in such a high-tech world that offers us such great resources as this?!!

I was very ill last year with thyroid problems and unable to do my usual walking, so very glad to be back in the game. My diet program is basically low carb. I'm dong gluten-free to see if that helps with my stomach 'challenges'.......seems to be so far.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you. I'm in wild and wonderful West Virginia, anyone nearby?

Make it a good day....you are worth the effort!!

Welcome Ladyhyjinx, glad to have you join us. As Barbie said we are all striving for the same thing, to reach our goals. Some of us are not as good as others (Barbie, Jake and Jeffrey) but we do the best we can.

Marie, happy to hear from you, but sorry to hear about your eyes. Have you been to the eye doctor? I have the beginning stages of macular degeneration and my eye doctor was telling me how they have new things to help with my condition. It is ok for now and I really don't have to go back for a year but I am happy to know there are new things out there. :happy:

Barbie, don't you just hate it when you are crabby and take it out on the wrong people? I just did that with my granddaughter and also apologized to her. :blushing: I am glad Haifa is doing good and hope the rest of her tests are good news.

Had to get up very early this morning to take my granddaughter to school. She is staying with me until Tuesday while her mother vacations in Florida. Her dad leaves tomorrow for London for 3 weeks and I will miss him something awful.
Daisy is at the groomer, my husband is at the doctor's taking a test and I better get on my stationary bike to get rid of some of those calories I had last night at dinner.

Have a great day and a great weekend.

Sandy